Environment committee  Assuredly, budget cutbacks with respect to field inspection will hamper the enforcement of laws and regulations. That will mean an increasing number of offenders who are breaking the law.

Environment committee  The two approaches are not necessarily contradictory. It's more in contrast with the traditional sectoral approach, with each department having its own regulations and no real communication among departments. That is the main thing with the ecosystem approach. You have to take i

Environment committee  Yes. The Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk and the Partenaires pour la nature program are the two government programs for community groups to protect biodiversity. These programs are essential to the protection of regional and local biodiversity.

Environment committee  Clearly the programs are needed to insure good agri-environmental practices among farmers. If they benefit from incentive measures and regulations are applied, they will be motivated to change their behaviour for the sustainability of species and biodiversity.

Environment committee  Thank you. [Technical difficulties]

Environment committee  Hello, my name is Priscilla Gareau. I have a doctorate in environmental studies and I am the director of the environmental group Ambioterra. We are very grateful for this opportunity to contribute to the debate on the conservation and protection of biodiversity in Canada. Ambio